SUBJUGATION OF INDIANS IN THE WEST APUSH Spiconardi

SUBJUGATION OF INDIANS IN THE WEST APUSH – Spiconardi

Buffalo “Kill every buffalo you can. Every buffalo dead is an Indian gone. ” ~ Lt. Col. Richard Irving Dodge. U. S. Army

Buffalo After the introduction of the horse by the Spanish, Native American culture shifted � Changed from farming and hunting on foot to mounted buffalo hunting

Buffalo herds often ripped up train track and caused a problem for the railroads Railroad companies would often feed their workers buffalo meat

Buffalo Tanning � Tanneries paid hunters $ 1 to $3 for hides Hides were sent east to be used as belts on industrial machines Hunters often left carcasses and other potential uses of the buffalo were wasted

Buffalo What are some of the consequences for Indians due to the rapid decline of the buffalo population?

Buffalo A cold wind blew across the prairie when the last buffalo fell, a death-wind for my people. Sitting Bull

Government Policy: Remaking Indian Life Using the documents and info presented in the mini lesson, create a thesis answering the following question: � What was the goal/purposed of the U. S. government’s policy towards Indians between 1869 and 1900?

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Indian Response Elk v. Wilkins (1884) John Elk, an native American born on a reservation, but moved to Omaha, sought to become a U. S. citizen and exercise his right to vote in the election of 1880 � Supreme Court ruled that Indians born on reservations are born on land not under U. S. jurisdiction, so 14 th and 15 th amendments do not apply to Indians �

Indian Response Ghost Dance � Religious revitalization movement in which Indians believed sacred dances would Bring a return of the buffalo Bring a great storm that would drive whites back across the Atlantic Allow Indians to practice their ancestral customs

U. S. Response: Wounded Knee 1890

Can the U. S. policy towards Indians be labeled genocide? Why or why not? Genocide the deliberate killing or extermination of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group